Evidence for insulating behavior in the electric conduction of (NH3)K3C60 systems

H. Kitano; R. Matsuo; K. Miwa; A. Maeda; T. Takenobu; Y. Iwasa; T. Mitani

Evidence for insulating behavior in the electric conduction of (NH₃)K₃C₆₀ systems

H. Kitano^*, R. Matsuo, K. Miwa, A. Maeda, T. Takenobu, Y. Iwasa, T. Mitani

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Abstract

The electric conduction of NH₃K_3-xRb_xC₆₀ was studied using the cavity perturbation technique. It was confirmed that (NH₃)K_3-xRb_xC₆₀ was insulating between 4.5 and 250 K. Conductivity of (NH₃)K_3-xRb_xC₆₀ at 200 K was found to be 3-4 orders of magnitude smaller than those of K₃C₆₀ and (NH₃)NaRb₂C₆₀. Difference in conductivity of these materials showed that metal-insulator transition (MIT) in A₃C₆₀ systems was driven by the reduction of lattice symmetry from fcc to fcc.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	964011-964014
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	88
Issue number	9
Publication status	Published - 2002 Mar 4
Externally published	Yes

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Evidence for insulating behavior in the electric conduction of (NH₃)K₃C₆₀ systems

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